Champions League | Man United, Arsenal lose; Bellingham stars for Madrid yet again
The Hindu
Jude Bellingham stars for Real Madrid in 3-2 win over Napoli; Manchester United and Arsenal lose to Galatasaray and Lens, respectively. Bellingham has 8 goals and 3 assists since joining Madrid from Borussia Dortmund. Union Berlin suffer heartbreaking losses in first two Champions League games. Real Sociedad pick up first win in 20 years, Inter Milan and PSV also victorious.
It was an English player's night in the Champions League, even as both of the English teams in action lost.
Jude Bellingham made the difference again for Real Madrid in a thrilling 3-2 win at Napoli on Tuesday as Manchester United and Arsenal were beaten by Galatasaray and Lens, respectively.
Nine games into his Real Madrid career and Jude Bellingham is fast becoming the team's star attraction.
The England midfielder assisted Vinicius Junior for one goal to level the score at 1-1 and then tore apart the Italian champion's defense on his own to score. Even then, it needed an own-goal from Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret — after some unfortunate deflections — to hand Madrid the win.
It was the second Champions League game in a row where Bellingham played a vital role for Madrid after scoring the winning goal against Union Berlin. The 20-year-old player has eight goals and three assists so far this season since joining Madrid from Borussia Dortmund.
Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti paid tribute to Bellingham, saying he found it hard to believe the midfielder was still only 20.
Manchester United and Arsenal both lost to teams whose better days in European football were in the late 1990s and early 2000s — before Bellingham was born.
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